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Table 6 The ten sub-scales – composition and reliability scores

From: How culturally competent are hospitals in Israel?

Scale #

Scale name

Cronbach’s alpha

# of items

1

Organizational policy on CC care

.82

7

2

Appointment and development of a CC coordinator

.77

5

3

Oral translation (i.e. interpreting) during treatment

.94

14

4

Translation of official forms and written medical material

.58

24

5

Religious and cultural services

.45

3

6

Adaptation of the physical environment to the patient population

.80

9

7

Staff training on CC

.59

4

8

Hospital contacts with the community

.66

3

9

Cultural adaptation of human resources (recruitment and evaluation)

.33

2

10

Data Collection and management of patient diversity.

.64

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